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W. STANLEY.

DRAIN. APPLICATIYON man MAR. 20, 1916.

Patented Aug. 8, 1916.

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WALTER STANLEY, 0F CHIGAGO, ILLINGIS.

DRAIN.

specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 8, 1916.

Application flied March 26. .916. Serial bl'o.85,511.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WALTER STAN EY, a

citizen of the United States, residing at in the county of Cook and State have invented certain new and of which purposes of convenience in illustration,how-

ever, I have shown anice box. 1/

lt is customary in the'construction of ice boxes to provide them with drip pipes for the delivery of the water occasioned by the melting of the ice, and such drip pipes usually extend down from the bottom portion of the ice boxes. It is also customary in the construction of apartment buildings and .the like to provide permanent drain pipes at ;siifi,able locations-in the kitchens, said drain 2 I'uzsbeing forthe reception of the water as Lin J; fps from the ice boxes. It is very often found that, when the ice box is set in position, its drip pipe does not properly register with the drain fixture, water dripping from the ice box finds its way onto the floor. Furthermore, when the position ofthe drain has been established in the floor of the building-til: same cannot be adily changed so as to register up with zther form or size of ice box which may used in place of the one for juipment was originally installed.

()ne of the objects of the invention is to provide a drain suitable for this class ot service, which drain is soeonstructod that it may be readily adjusted to receive the drip water from difi'erent positions with respect to the fixed drain pipe, to thereby give great flexibility in establishing the position of the drain fixture itself. This will enable the user-to position the fixture at any point do sired according to the exact position of the drip pipe of the ice box.

In this connection another object of the invention is to so construct the parts that the aforementioned flexibility of adjustment may be secured with a drain fixture of mini mum size and cost.

Another object of the invention is to so construct the fixture that it may be delivered in knock-down condition and may be the drain as applied to and as a result the which the very easily and readily assembled at the point of use or installation.

Other objects and uses of the invention.

will appear from a detailed description of 6 6 the same which consists in the features of construction and combinations of, parts hereinafter described and claimed, v

In the drawing: Figure 1 showss, front elevation of the lower portion of the icebox, ill.

a portion of the base of the se ne-being i broken away so as to reveal the position of the drip pipe; Fi 2 shows-a'vertlcale iltion through the fixture embodying the lee turos of the present invention, beingltaken' on the line 3-3 of Fig 3,'looking in tlied reotion of the arrows; and Fig. 3 show s e plan view of the fixture itself, showing in;

dotted lines an adjusted position pt the The ice box is provided with thedrein spout.

pipe 5 in the usual manner. Installed in the floor of the building is the pipe 6 which is supposed to register with the drip pipe 5 when the signed to it.

However, in the posit-ion of the ice box showrrin. Fig. 1, the drip pipe 5 does not register with the pipe Stand,

therefore recourse 1s had to the drain iixice box stands in the positionias- J- ture to which the present invention relatesree ()n tho upper end of the ipe 6 is connected a circular bowl-shaped xture 7 of adi ameter suflicicnt to receive drippago from the drain pipe 5 tions of the ice box such as would u'snally'e be found in service. An inverted cup or the like 8 may he placed within the bowl T'and ulune the upper end of the. pipe 6, said cup being provided with a number of notches"or; periphery so as to permit the water to pass recesses 9 around the lower portion of'its into the pipe Formed in one side of thei bowl 7 is nnotch or opening 10 adapted to I receive a spout or the like 11. is elongated in form, its floor 1'2 tapering from the end 13 to the end 14-. The outer. lower surface of the spout ll convfrlirms'in contour throughout its length substntielly to the contour of the notchor opening 10 so that the parts will lit together properl in any adjusted positioniof the spout. 'fffhe drippagr falling upon the floor of thespont; at any point throughout its length will down-and be delivered into the bowl 1.;-

within a'variation of p'osi- Said spout loo spout to the bowl at any desired position} oi f adjustment. In the psrtic-ular construction limited to a illustrated, said means takes the form of one or more holes 15 formed in the body of the bowl and adapted to receive pins or the like 16 on the lower face of the spout. The position of the spout may. be readily adjusted by setting it at the desired position, then compressing he proper pin or pins down into the hole or holes 15. An exan'iination of Fig. 3 shows the presence of two sets or rows of the pins 16. These, of course, register up with two similar holes 15, and when this con struetion is adopted, the spout will be rigidly held against twisting or turning with respect to the bowl. I desire to point out, however, as far as the feature of adjustment of thespOut is concerned, a greater or less number of rows ofypinsmay heused, or for that matter any othdr suitable form of attachment may be used in place of the pins and holes.

The manner ofinstalling and using the invention will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art. I desire to point out, however, that. by the use of an adjustable spout, as is herein disclosed, the drippage may be collected from any position of the ice box. drain within a radius of the pipe 3, which radius is only limited by the length of the spout itself and the size of the bowl '7. I desire, furthermore, to point out that the foregoing result may be accomplished even when the bowl is of very small size ,and the spoutof small width. The adjustment of the spout back and forth will, however, be position such that the drippage flowing from it Will'bcproperly delivered into the bowl. In order to set the spout into different radial positions, the bowl may be turned about the pipe 6 as a center in either direction.

'hile I have herein shown and described only a single embodiment ofmy invention. still it will be. understood that I am in nowise limited to said embodiment, except as I may limit myself in the claims.

I claim 1. In a device of the class described, the combination of a circular bowl having a ccntrail drain opening and a recess in its side pair of vertical openings in the side wall t the said recess, an elongated spoutadapred to drain into the bowl and having" its under surface of contour coniplemcntary to the Contour of the re; cess, and a plurality of pairs of downwardly projecting lugs on the lower face of the spout, the lugs of each pair being suitably spaced for simultaneous entry into the aforesaid openings, whereby the spout may be set in any desired position of adjustment with respect to the bowl, substantially as de scribed.

In a device of the class described, the combination of a bowl having a drain openin; and having a peripheral notch, there being an opening in the bowl at the position of the notch, an elongated spout adapted to drain into the bowl and having its lower surface of contour complementary to the contour of the notch, and a plurality of lugs on the lower portion of the spout, each lug, being; adapted for entry into the aforesaid opening, whereby the spout may be set into ditl'erent adjusted positions with respect'to the bowl. substantially as described.

3 In a device of the class described, the combination of a bowl having a peripheral recess, an elongated spout adapted to drain into the bowl and having its lower portion of contour complementary to that of the recess, and a plurality of lugs on the lower portion of the spout adapted for engagement with the bowl for the purpose of securing the spout in any desiredposition of adjustment with respect to the bowl, substantially as described;

4. in a device of the class described, the rombination of a bowl, an elongated spout adapted to drain into the bowl, said spout being adjustable with respect to the bowl longitudimilly of its length, and means for securing the spout to the bowl in any desired adjusted position. substantially as described.

'A Ulli R STANLEY.

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Witnesses Fm N 1 as l uos'r, 'lnonms A. BANNING, Jr. 

